Nazca Culture 100 BC-800 AD
70 1/2 x 46 7/8 in
with stretcher
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Anatomical details are juxtaposed with asymmetrical abstract elements throughout this unique composition, creating a transcendental quality within its overall fluidity. The floating heads and faces represent a vital link to the early Nazca visual lexicon. At once deeply personal and universal in scope, the work lays bare the alchemy of the artist's interior world, slipping seamlessly between abstraction and figuration, past and present.
A similar shamanistic force pervaded the art world of the 20th century. Artists turned their attention to a diverse artistic heritage across cultures, dissecting and reconstructing its visual and cultural layers through modern practices. The primitivism of Pablo Picasso, the impulsive gestures of Jean-Michel Basquiat's graffiti, the freedom of Abstract Expressionism, and the rhythms of improvised jazz collide with influences drawn from ancient tribal culture and anatomical textbooks.